Ultrasound-guided transversus abdominus plan block for the management of abdominal pain: An alternative to differential epidural block

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 117-120

  Soliman, Loran Mounir ^a   Narouze, Samer ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Continuous catheter; Differential block; Postoperative chronic pain; TAP; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABSCESS; ARTICLE; CATHETER CARE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INTESTINE PERFORATION; MUSCLE HEMATOMA; NERVE BLOCK; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PROSTATECTOMY; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINUS PLAN BLOCK; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 70349106789     PISSN: 1084208X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.trap.2009.06.004     Document Type: Article

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